Second update, requesting pink slips.

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What Wu Lang said was perfectly right, and Lian Manman nodded secretly.

Lian Shouyi was beaten by Lady Zhang’s maternal brothers, and the Lian Manman siblings were secretly amused, as were many villagers from Thirty Mile Camp, saying it was Lian Shouyi’s own doing.

"Even the clay figure has a temper, Lian Family’s Second Son deserved the punch for pushing his luck."

After dinner at Lian Manman’s house, the kids all went back to their own rooms. In the Upper Room East Room, only Lian Shouxin and Lady Zhang were left.

Lady Zhang glanced at Lian Shouxin.

"What are you looking at me for?" Lian Shouxin noticed and asked.

"The father of my children, what do you think about today’s incident?" Lady Zhang asked cautiously. Zhang Qingnian’s brother beat up Lian Shouyi, and Lady Zhang feared Lian Shouxin might have thoughts about it.

"What else is there to say." Lian Shouxin replied, "In this case, everyone would say the Second Uncle was at fault. That’s no way to talk. If it had been at someone else’s house, it would have caused a scene at the banquet."

"Let him get beaten. The kind of person Second Uncle is, no matter how you talk to him, it doesn’t bother him. If a beating helps him settle down a bit, then it’s a good thing. Here, he rambled on nonsense, his elder uncle knew to control his hand while hitting him. If he doesn’t change his temper and offends people outside, they won’t be as forgiving."

Hearing Lian Shouxin speak this way, Lady Zhang’s small worry dissipated.

And the reason for Lian Shouxin’s words is tied to an event when Lian Shouyi and the others went to labor service, which the lizheng told Lian Shouxin about. Those doing labor service weren’t just from Thirty Mile Camp, even not just from Qingyang Town. There was a case where Lian Shouyi said something careless, offending people from another town, and right away, those people wouldn’t have it. If it hadn’t been for others from Thirty Mile Camp stopping them and mediating, Lian Shouyi would have been beaten that time.

"Before, when Second Uncle was at home, he wasn’t like this. It was after spending a year in Taicang that he picked up all these bad habits." Lian Shouxin frowned and said.

"Over there in Taicang, wasn’t it because he had some influence and played the big man, which allowed him to say whatever he liked? People would flatter him, saying he was right. Once he returned from Taicang, that temper had grown." Lady Zhang said.

After chatting for a while, Lady Zhang went out to check if the lights were out in Lian Manman’s and Lian Zhizhi’s rooms, then returned to also extinguish the light, and the couple went to bed.

The night deepened, and most families had gone to sleep, but in the village, a few scattered lights remained.

The Lian Family Old Mansion’s Main East Room was still lit; both Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou sat by the lamp, sighing heavily.

"... Beating Second Son like this, blood pouring like a gourd. The Old Zhang family was bold; before, they wouldn’t have dared." Lady Zhou was rattling on, feeling a bit heartbroken over Lian Shouren being beaten. Moreover, the Zhang family had come to their house and almost beat him before their eyes, leaving Lady Zhou feeling uncomfortable.

"Fourth Daughter-in-law is up to no good, holding grudges. She must have incited her brothers to beat Second Son.... This was meant to show us. If they could have beaten us, they probably would have. That Old Man Zhang acts friendly, calling us old brother and sister-in-law, but didn’t you see that menacing face of his?"

"You were the one eager to arrange a marriage for Old Fourth, worrying that delaying would result in nothing. You also said we know the Old Zhang family well. Regretting it now, aren’t you? Such people, with no regard for age or rules, acting like bandits."

"Did you hear what that Old Zhang woman was rambling on about? She wasn’t reasoning with Second Daughter-in-law, she was shaming me. If Fourth Daughter-in-law has the capability, she should face me herself instead of having her family fight her battles for her..."

"Enough, enough." It’s clear Old Master Lian grew impatient and waved at Lady Zhou, "For what happened today, to be fair, Second Son was wrong. No matter who it is, this matter deserves to be sorted out."

"So, according to you, they beat him for a reason?" Lady Zhou commented.

"They had the right on their side, our position is weak." Old Master Lian sighed and said.

"So what if they were right? They’re being unreasonable?" Lady Zhou argued, "Let’s not mention the past, but after Old Fourth’s family split off, every festival or holiday, we sent things their way, haven’t we? That’s just the open stuff. Behind the scenes, Heaven knows what Fourth Daughter-in-law’s been taking for her family."